Tag Archives: Japan

December 2016 Viewing Diary

Posted on January 1, 2017 by sheila

Supernatural, Season 7, Episode 22, “There Will Be Blood” (2012; d. Guy Norman Bee) I had started a re-watch of Season 7 in November, so I finished it out this month. Season 7 was one of my least favorites, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television | Tagged Akira Kurosawa, Belfast, Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, Channing Tatum, Chantal Akerman, Claude Rains, Coen brothers, Cyd Charisse, Denzel Washington, documentary, East of Eden, Elia Kazan, Ewan McGregor, France, George Clooney, Gloria Grahame, Greta Garbo, Horton Foote, Humphrey Bogart, Isabelle Huppert, James Dean, Japan, Jean-Luc Godard, Jeff Bridges, John Steinbeck, Julie Harris, Kentucker Audley, Kristen Stewart, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Scorsese, Mélanie Laurent, Nicholas Ray, Norway, Robert Duvall, Robert Mitchum, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Scarlett Johansson, Supernatural, Tilda Swinton, Warren Oates, William Faulkner, women directors | 148 Comments

January 2016 Viewing Diary

Posted on February 1, 2016 by sheila

“30 for 30” Chasing Tyson (2015; d. Steve Cantor) I love the 30 for 30 series on ESPN but had never seen this one, the story of Evander Holyfield’s pursuit of Mike Tyson. I’ve got a Tyson thing. I loved … Continue reading →

Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television | Tagged Abbas Kiarostami, Bill Murray, Channing Tatum, France, Iranian film, Italy, J. Miller Tobin, Japan, Rebecca Hall, Richard Widmark, Sofia Coppola, Supernatural, war | 23 Comments

February 2015: Viewing Diary

Posted on March 1, 2015 by sheila

Two Days, One Night (2014; Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne). My friend Dan referred to the movie as a “Sunday school lesson” and, you know, I can see his point. But I found it absolutely riveting, one of the best portraits … Continue reading →

Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television | Tagged Barbara Stanwyck, Belgium, Canada, documentary, England, France, Ireland, Japan, Joan Fontaine, Joel McCrea, Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart, Marion Cotillard, miracle on ice, Scarlett Johansson, Supernatural, William Wellman | 24 Comments

Year in Review: Shooting My Mouth Off in 2014

Posted on December 29, 2014 by sheila

I may write some magnum opus in the next two days, you never know, but here are links to some of the things I’ve written in 2014, here and elsewhere. I have worked hard to keep my site an eclectic … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Movies, Music, Personal | Tagged Alfred Wertheimer, Anna Magnani, Austria, Carroll Baker, Christopher Hitchens, Claude Rains, Eli Wallach, Elvis Presley, Eminem, France, friends, Gena Rowlands, Germany, Harry Potter, Howard Hawks, Inherent Vice, Iran, Iranian film, Israel, Italy, Jafar Panahi, Japan, Jim Jarmusch, Joan Crawford, John Cassavetes, Juliette Binoche, Kristen Wiig, Kwik Stop, Lars von Trier, Lauren Bacall, Lester Bangs, Liv Ullmann, Lon Chaney, Love Streams, Mark Twain, Martin Scorsese, Nicolas Cage, Orpheus Descending, Palestine, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Poland, Richard Linklater, Romania, Russia, Seth Rogen, Seymour Cassel, Somalia, Sudden Fear, Supernatural, Sweden, Tennessee Williams, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, Tommy Lee Jones, Trotsky, war, year in writing, Zac Efron | 14 Comments

Review: The Wind Rises (2014); directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Posted on February 24, 2014 by sheila

“The Wind Rises” is the latest from beloved Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki (it’s nominated for an Oscar) and Miyazaki has also announced it will be his final feature. I saw the version that was in Japanese with English subtitles. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged animation, Japan, reviews, war | 4 Comments

Year in Review: Shooting My Mouth Off in 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by sheila

Some of the things I’ve written in 2013, for my own site, and also other outlets. Thoughts on Memphis. “Memphis is wounded, and Memphis is obviously depressed. There are a lot of sad ghosts here. But Memphis does not forget. … Continue reading →

Posted in Actors, Books, Movies, Music | Tagged Akira Kurosawa, Alain Delon, Andrzej Wajda, Arthur Miller, Bela Tarr, Bill Murray, Bob Dylan, Cary Grant, Christian Petzold, Coen brothers, Cristian Mungiu, Cuba, Dana Andrews, documentary, Elvis Presley, Eminem, F. Scott Fitzgerald, France, Franny and Zooey, Fredric March, friends, George Cukor, Germany, Greta Gerwig, H.L. Mencken, Haskell Wexler, His Girl Friday, Howard Hawks, Hungary, Iran, Iranian film, J.D. Salinger, Jacques Tati, James Dean, James Gandolfini, Japan, Jean Cocteau, Jean Renoir, Jerry Lewis, Joan Blondell, Joan Fontaine, Julie Harris, Katharine Hepburn, Lester Bangs, Marlon Brando, Martin Scorsese, Metallica, Mildred Dunnock, Nicholas Ray, Otto Preminger, Owen Wilson, Poland, Ralph Bellamy, Rebel Without a Cause, Red Sox, Robert De Niro, Robert Redford, Roger Angell, Romania, Rudolph Valentino, Sal Mineo, Scarlett Johansson, Seamus Heaney, Shakespeare, Sofia Coppola, Supernatural, Taiwan, The Crack-Up, Truman Capote, William Hazlitt, year in writing | 2 Comments

Ikiru (1952); directed by Akira Kurosawa

Posted on September 22, 2013 by sheila

Ikiru Directed by Akira Kurosawa How does the knowledge of death change how we live? It is the problem of human existence, the essential problem, that we have a hard time acknowledging the reality of death, and living accordingly. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Akira Kurosawa, drama, Japan, reviews | 8 Comments

Rotterdam @ BAM: Autumn Adagio (2009; d. Tsuki Inoue)

Posted on March 9, 2010 by sheila

Originally published on House Next Door: [Editor’s Note: Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is partnering with the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) to highlight the films in IFFR’s prestigious VPRO Tiger Awards competition (given to first- or second-time filmmakers). A … Continue reading →

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Rotterdam@BAM: Autumn Adagio; Director: Tsuki Inoue

Posted on March 9, 2010 by sheila

This week, BAM is partnering with the prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam to present to American audiences the winners of IFFR’S Tiger competition (given to first- or second-time filmmakers). The screenings for the public are going on this week (see … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Japan

December 2016 Viewing Diary

January 2016 Viewing Diary

February 2015: Viewing Diary

Year in Review: Shooting My Mouth Off in 2014

Review: The Wind Rises (2014); directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Year in Review: Shooting My Mouth Off in 2013

Ikiru (1952); directed by Akira Kurosawa

Rotterdam @ BAM: Autumn Adagio (2009; d. Tsuki Inoue)

Rotterdam@BAM: Autumn Adagio; Director: Tsuki Inoue

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